International Jazz Day 2016

tonight's special presentation of jazz at the White House is presented by Toyota from Washington DC the biggest stars in jazz joined together to celebrate International Jazz day at the White House ladies and gentlemen the President of the United States and mrs. Michelle Obama well good evening everybody welcome to the White House good-looking a crowd for five years International Jazz days main event has been celebrated around the world from Istanbul to Osaka to Paris so we couldn't be prouder that this year jazz comes back home to America I want to thank UNESCO its director-general Irina Bokova and the flawless monk Institute for helping us to put on this unbelievable event [Applause] I also want to thank someone who has been a great friend to me and Michelle UNESCO ambassador legendary jazz musician and all-around cool cat Herbie Hancock [Applause] and our emcee for the evening who some people think has a pretty good voice Morgan Freeman in 1964 Dizzy Gillespie ran for president this is true story and he said when I am elected president of the United States my first executive order will be to change the name of the White House to the Blues house so tonight we're going to do right by dizzy we are turning this place into the Blues house and before anybody calls this executive overreach or some sort of power grab I want to clarify that I did not issue a new executive order I just invited all my favorite jazz musicians to play in my backyard which is one of the great perks of the job I don't need to tell this crowd the story of jazz from humble origins as the music of the black working-class largely invisible to the mainstream it went on to become America's most significant artistic contribution to the world jazz took shape in that most American of cities New Orleans or the rich blend of Spanish French and Creole and other influences sparked an innovative new sound by the early 20th century you could walk down the street of the infamous storyville district and maybe as you tried to stay out of trouble here the likes of Jelly Roll Morton and King Oliver and of course Louie Armstrong over the years the sound travel and change hot jazz swing bebop lat fusion and experiments that defied labels but its essence has always remained the same most jazz lovers probably remember the first time this music got into our bones maybe it was Miles teaching us to make room for silence to hear life in the notes that he didn't play or how Herbie could hang our hearts on a suspended chord or how Billy's voice shimmering and and shattered seemed to bend time itself for me that happened as a child when my father who I barely knew came to visit me for about a month and in the few weeks that I spent with him one of the things that he did was take me to my first jazz concert to see Dave Brubeck in Honolulu Hawaii in 1971 and I didn't realize at the time the impact that it had but the world that that concert opened up for a ten-year-old boy was spectacular and I was hooked and he have said that they've been hooked as well and perhaps more than any other form of art jazz is driven by an unmistakably American spirit it is in so many ways the story of our nation's progress born out of the struggle of african-americans yearning for freedom forged in a crucible of cultures a product of the diversity that would forever define our nation's greatness rooted in a common language from which to depart to places unknown it's both the ultimate in rugged individualism to get out on stage with nothing but your instrument and improvise spontaneously create and the truest expression of community the unspoken bond of musicians who take that leap of faith together there's something fearless and true about Jet's this is truth-telling music jazz is perhaps the most honest reflection of who we are as a nation is after all has there ever been any greater improvisation that America itself we do it in our own way we move forward even when the road ahead is uncertain sovereignly insisted that we'll get to somewhere better and confident that we've got all the right notes of our sleep and that's what's attracted a global audience to this music it speaks to something Universal about our humanity the restlessness that stirs in every soul the desire to create with no boundaries jazz is a good barometer of freedom Duke Ellington one set no wonder it has such an outsized imprint on the DNA of global music it has spread like wildfire across the world from Africa to Asia jazz blended with the bossa nova of Brazil or the tango of Argentina which from here on out I will endeavor to appreciate as a listener and observer rather than as a dancer it can be heard and on the Scottish bagpipe on the Indian sitar it opened up new exchanges with classical music and with Eastern music and it can make the oldest folk song sound new jazz it's always been where people come together across seemingly unbridgeable divides and here at home before schools and sports it was jazz that desegregate because for so many players the only thing that mattered was the music same was true around the world I was recently in Cuba the first American president to make that trip in 88 years and in abandon you can hear the beautiful sounds of a pro Cuban jazz and that unlikely marriage of cultures that a century later still captivates us we hope this music will lead to new avenues for dialogue and new collaborations across borders and if we can keep faith with that spirit there's no doubt that jazz will live on for generations to come so let me stop talking we've got an all-star lineup of artists from around the country and around the world is everybody ready let's do this thing dance of the Blues house please welcome Aretha Franklin good evening everyone mr. president in your departure from the Oval Office I just wanted to say that I appreciated you so much and thank you so much for your leadership of We the People all of the people first lady Mademoiselle Obama with her fabulous halt couture design thank you so much for your representation you all have been wonderful I hate to see you go [Applause] [Music] I've been so many places in my in my life in time [Music] spend a lot of songs and I made some bed [Music] hello [Music] I don't sing a song for you I know your humare to me not what I hope to be [Music] [Music] hello [Music] I'm singing strong for you I love you too the place [Music] [Music] grandma back when we were together we were alone and I was singing the song for you we were singing the song for you [Music] we were [Music] ha [Music] welcome to Jazz at the white house a celebration of International Jazz day please welcome your host Morgan Freeman good evening and welcome to Jazz at the white house and before we begin this extraordinary evening of music I'd like to thank the president and it's extraordinarily beautiful first lady for allowing us to bring all of these instruments into your home for this good old-fashioned jam session hello there's at the White House is a celebration of International Jazz Day it's a worldwide annual event that takes place on April 30th and over a hundred and ninety countries on all seven continents celebrating the global influence of jazz while it originated right here in the United States jazz has become an international art form that for more than a century has helped soothe and uplift the souls of millions of people tonight we're joined by jazz icons and master musicians these artists from different parts of the globe may speak different languages but they all understand the language of jazz this is the spirit of what international jazz day is all about promoting the need for intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding as a lifelong jazz and blues fan I'm honored to host this event and how such a great seat to witness and interact with this once-in-a-lifetime group of musicians tonight we celebrate the music to get things started the White House's own heroine trumpets will lead us into a beloved jazz standard that beautifully blends the tender with the tough please welcome Trombone Shorty Ben Williams Kurt Elling Chris Paulus Brian blade along with the Rebirth Brass fan and Dee Dee Bridgewater performing st. James infirmary [Applause] [Music] I went down to the Green Mill bar room on the car about Al class folks hang around like you too trombone sorry blonde humble as well to my right stood my friend my life is leading with the big brown eyes are bloodshot red as the turn round face all the people it seems these were the words she says oh he may be all over butter he ain't never gonna find another woman [Applause] yeah [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] Hey [Music] [Music] [Applause] I'm thinking what when I like grab me like a brand new Harriet's up and $20 bill you can problem Ellis real-life stuff is right to this pocket right here with pretty face stick it right on the front just little know that when I die my head mr. money [Music] [Applause] Oh [Music] lady was only in trouble four times Grammy Award winners Esperanza Spalding good evening it is such an honor to be a part of this incredible evening of music that champions peace and unity and it's a personal thrill to be among so many legendary artists many of whom are my musical heroes like these musicians in our next number performing cone Coco Coco please welcome secured Hussain Leonel awake a James Morrison poquito de Rivera Ben Williams and Chu Chu holidays [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] in the spirit of great jazz crooners like Frank Sinatra Tony Bennett and Harry Connick jr. comes an artist who's as adept on piano as he is singing jazz tunes joined on stage by kill Rona Bobby Watson Ben Williams and Brian blade please welcome Jamie Cullum I'm sorry to say I didn't know the name in fact the last six hours are he piecing together the fragments of a frame why my motor skills are out of phase I feel like I've awoken in me [Music] though we've never met before baby I'm sure get what just wanna sing one of those crazy things waddles well that now an end ring it was just one of the night just one of those status lights a trip to the moon on gossamer wings it was one of those things if we thought of it about the end of it have we started painting the town we have been aware with too hot to cool down so goodbye in our man is resolving with me now and then it was fun [Music] about the other face happy started hating the top in aware [Music] got it down goodbye can I'm an open wound it was great fun but it was just [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] performing straight up and down please welcome Christian McBride tubby Sanchez Terence Blanchard Bryan Glade and 22 times Grammy winning pianist composer and jazz legend Chick Corea [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] the year 1959 Miles Davis introduced today's world two kind of blue John Coltrane released his Giant Steps that year Dave Brubeck and his quartet composed a song that created an entirely new style that revolutionized the genre here to perform the seminal piece take five welcome Christian McBride leave it now Sadao Watanabe Brian Blade Chick Corea and Al Jarreau [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] one room two minutes out with me since the day kindergarten now every city at the time OTC and the number of my side will go away I shall get yourself a developing over do with it and amount rate there are others also named a particular to do my meeting with your budget assertively Sena may come away you be better not to be so cool like that we're good or pull me off of a line that little conversation now is so right when you need a little feed out of it and I hope you see that I am I'm alive thanks to their intelligence meditate you do that a lot I don't wanna sound funny take it the bellavita witnessed rockets or to computer sentry come away go all ceremony three is do not Sam you can offer me your hand hugging him tell them they can we go where [Music] [Applause] [Music] gonna get the drama top should we give the promise off [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] ha ha would you take a little time girl take five in the white ha [Applause] we may be on the South Lawn of the White House but the beauty of music is its ability to transport us to different places without ever having to leave our seats so in the spirit let's take a journey to southern Brazil and Uruguay and experience the menu on O the menu on O is known as a cold wind that appears following the heavy rain and its most powerful it produces a howling sound it's the kind of weather that no one wants to be caught in then buries them in you are no that comes to us tonight a jazz tune that provides us chills by the pure beauty of the euphoric sound and its ability to make us feel the powerful winds without having to endure the weather aren't you glad here to perform is guitar master Pat Metheny accompanied by John Beasley on keyboards zakir husain on table Danny Lopez on piano kindred Scott on drums Christian McBride on bass and the vocal stylings of Diane Reeve ladies and gentlemen min you I know [Applause] Oh [Music] yah [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] yeah [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] the Blue Room is a room in the White House the president often uses to greet foreign heads of state and members of Congress tonight we take you into this historic room for an intimate performance by two jazz legends performing east of the Sun please welcome Christian McBride and Diana Shaw [Music] the Sun and whistling will build a dream of our love closest on add a new to the moon that night we're clear and ugly with thee cheering on love it or not the ELMO night [Music] though will not die we keep that we among stars of fine harmony life you love to the Sun west of a moon [Music] Easter Sunday near akhira at night cheering I love anime oh my oh me like you with us who needs of a Sun west of them dear son and west of we now go to the formal entrance of the White House the grand foyer jazz this traditional mentor apprentice relationship is exemplified in our next multi-generational performance tonight we brought together the legendary Wayne Shorter Grammy winner Esperanza Spalding and 12 year-old jazz pianist Joey Alexander performing Wayne Shorter's classic [Applause] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] in 1801 the former office of President Thomas Jefferson was converted into the state dining room tonight this room that has hosted dinners for countless heads of state serves up a performance with legendary jazz artists performing nine esperanza spalding zakir husain John Beasley Leonel Lewicki Kendrick Scott and Diane Reeves [Applause] you I remember I can hear my side of my Baba [Music] and smoker Bobo cookies we could see a hole and try to reach the bottom hole in across the sky filled with trees any target where our paper crown and beauty queen [Music] everybody's time belong to the neighborhood why Maxum man's y'all [Music] unit [Music] Oh screaming Eva Braun open our crazy when I was and free rolling and chicken and joking Tanaka my honor to Doris I think you bring your baby to wear [Music] [Music] performing the Miles Davis classic Spanish key John Beasley Kendrick Scott John McLoughlin Wayne Shorter Terence Blanchard the kir the same Chick Corea and Marcus Miller [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Oh [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] ladies and gentlemen please welcome the director-general of UNESCO Irina Bokova what an incredible evening mr. president distinguished guests I am very honored to be here with you this evening and thank you very much mr. president for having us opening the White House for this fifth celebration of the International Jazz Day tonight indeed the White House had had turned into a dress group a blue house as you said the thought is most important for us is that we celebrate jazz as a dialogue command culture as human rights as quest for freedom and for human dignity jazz was born in this country but now is traveling all around the world it has helped shape the American spirit and now it is owned by all the people all over the world this is not only that jazz is a great music it is because jazz carry strong values jazz is about freedom about courage renewing itself every time it is played and we're seeing this with every single minute this evening jazz is about civil rights and civil dignity it was the soundtrack of struggle in this country and I would say beyond but just is also about diversity drawing on roots in Africa the Caribbean Europe and elsewhere and through jazz we weren't about discrimination about racism but we weren't about pride and dignity through Jess we improvised with others we live together better in dialog and respect jazz I believe touches our hearts and souls and influences the way we think and behave and this is why UNESCO created the International Jazz Day you and I believe this is something that we share with United States the conviction we must nurture and harness together the power of heritage education to promote universal values because culture in human rights go hand in hand and those who seek to fragment humanity always target culture in response we must sing we must listen and we must share even more culture heritage and ideas and I remember the sound of hundreds of drums playing on Congo Square in New Orleans the first year we celebrated the International Jazz Day in 2011 and I think I still hear the drums of Congo Square today here in the white house in the sound de volta from all over the world together United singing for peace for freedom and for respect this is what jazz is all about and this is what UNESCO stands for and we are honored to share this with you in the United States and with the world Thank You mr. president it's a big honor to be with you here this evening Thanks ladies and gentlemen sting good evening it's a great honor to introduce a man who in in a sixth decade career has used his instrument to create songs of protest that gave voice to an entire nation his struggle for human rights coupled with the knowledge that music has the power to heal are exemplified in the anthem he wrote in support of his friend in prison South African leader Nelson Mandela joined by Chris Bowers Lee Ritenour till Bruna Bobby Watson a leader G Bri Marcus Miller Kendrick Scott Dee Dee Bridgewater performing Mandela ladies and gentlemen the great UMass akela [Applause] Oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Oh [Applause] [Music] [Music] member [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] nothing Monday la créme back home in Soweto I want to be walking down the street of South Africa where tomorrow bring back nothing Monday I am back home to Soweto I want to be walking [Music] my dad [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] please welcome UNESCO goodwill ambassador chairman of the felonious monk Institute of jazz 14 time Grammy Award winner and Academy Award winner Herbie Hancock thank you so much good evening ladies and gentlemen five years ago International Jazz day was a small but substantial phenomenon and now thanks to billions yes billions of people of all ages races and religions jazz day has become a powerful and critical global movement so enormous it blankets our planet and yet it's also a philosophy that can take root and fit perfectly in our hearts now I've crossed countless borders traveling to every corner of the globe and I know that we all possess the innate ability to get along even with our differences [Applause] but in order to move forward we must open our hearts and respect each other's principles this is what jazz teaches us and it's a perfect formula to help us learn to live peacefully together so from the bottom of my heart I want to thank President Obama and Michelle Obama for opening up your home our home and for hosting our global all-star concert in helping us capture the worldwide attention we need to spread and accomplish ultimate goals my original idea for our next segment was to link two of my passions there's jazz and is hip-hop because these improvisational art forms change the course of music history and continue to impact culture around the world but last week we lost a legend an icon the son of a jazz pianist whose music inspired a new generation of artists to create without boundaries courageous playful wise brilliant and a feast for the eyes and ears Prince epitomize the word music and tonight we celebrate his incredible virtuosity and paid tribute to his legacy that spans every musical genre joining me please welcome Robert Glasper Rhapsody Leonel the wiki Harris Martin Ben Williams and Terry land Carrington [Applause] [Music] hey how you doing I miss Evans if you don't mind can I ask you a question that is of course baby if you've got time it'll only take a second to keep us on my mind into words and phrases sorry consolation is trying to paint a picture you meet up don't need to even speak it's miles if you know enough to let me know you feel what I'm saying me and you together United like nation who you got me days but be quite amazing but you gotta mine imma join conversation exotic dropping warm relaxing love has limits before I'm kind of maxi with you you make it do what it do Purple Rain you're the most beautiful to me huh you the most beautiful to me [Applause] [Music] all right everybody come on [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Oh please welcome Academy Award winner Helen Mirren this is jazz we improvised oh it's so wonderful to be here this evening and to introduce a legendary musician a fellow countryman of mine whose affinity for jazz led him to write and record this song on his album nothing like the Sun joining him onstage Herbie Hancock Robert Glasper Leonel Lewicki Marcus Miller Terry Lynn Carrington and guitar legend Pat Metheny ladies and gentlemen sting [Applause] [Music] this is the moon will be my god when your blue blue shadow I will hide are good people sleep tonight all by myself super light our kids hurt your face all night I do I am I [Music] I'm lying in my mother's travel route I'm a woman Shawn I'm a stranger to the Sun my eyes are too weak how cold and it's warm Danny see you watch every night if you don't care what I do I go out of my mind before you my mistress eyes are nothing like the Sun my brains a presenter [Music] they're really tall [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] my mistress eyes are nothing like the Sun screens everything it's all [Music] no they don't thank you the Blues and - era rich history and form the foundation on which all modern American music was created but you didn't know that Buddy Guy has often been called has often been called one of the best guitarists of all time and he's here tonight to play one of his signature blues Tunes please welcome the legendary Buddy Guy [Applause] [Music] to feel es capaz Al Capone in Chicago oh concrete give in Chicago we get cell company been all over the world walking down the trigger [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] back to the pit where flavor I've got to get back home to feel mr. Park al capone th kappa in all that balloon Hill please Chicago miss Peggy's just a roof done Rigsby go went on holiday oh wow Gavin ooh feelings god oh god [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Chicago giving you da go mini Chicago well it almost come to the end of this remarkable night of music this celebration of International Jazz day would not be complete we didn't have one last mega performance featuring all of the legendary musicians you've seen and heard tonight so tell you what we're gonna do we're bringing them all back on stage now for what promises to be a high point of this evening it's now my honor to welcome my dear friend Herbie Hancock Wow having a good time that's what we're talking about from the dawn of its birth jazz is said for hope in a world that doesn't always make things easy and tonight we've demonstrated that no matter where we live what language we speak who we worship or the color of our skin jazz knows no boundaries [Applause] each year we've ended our international jazz they all style concert with a transformative song that is near and dear to my heart and probably to yours a song that asks us to envision a world where all citizens live in peace written by John Lennon it perfectly sums up the positive sentiment and solidarity of International Jazz day so now please welcome back the global all-stars for our traditional performance of inspirational song imagine [Applause] [Music] imagine there's no countries it isn't hard to do nothing to kill or die for and loyal adjourned imagine all the people living life in peace now you might say [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] laughter there's no countries it isn't hard to do nothing to do or die for religion too imagine all the people live in love and peace [Music] you might live in a dream not the old he was [Music] Oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] no possession I wonder if you can no need for greed or hunger [Music] [Music] you listen I'm just a dream but I know how do I know I'm not the only one I [Music] hope someday you will be [Music] [Music] [Applause] thank you so much thank you now ladies and gentlemen is my great honor to introduce my good friends the President of the United States Barack Obama and mrs. Michelle Obama everybody I don't have much to add it to accept up to say thank you to Herbie Hancock and the incredible array of talent we want to thank UNESCO we want to thank all that helps to produce and make this possible we want to thank the felonious monk Institute of jazz I don't know about you but I'm feeling the spirit of jazz and I'm imagining a better world because of all of these outstanding artists give them a big round of applause one more time I'll wear funny out a wonderful evening thank you so much love you done God bless [Music] air transportation provided by United Airline official airline of International Jazz day [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] and [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause]

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Length: 94min 43sec (5683 seconds)

Published: Fri Jul 21 2017